Bredhurst

name

name ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A village and civil parish in the Medway unitary authority, Kent, England (OS grid ref TQ7961).

Etymology

From bred + hurst. Earliest attested as Bredehurst in 1240. The name is derived from Old English, possibly from either of the following interpretations: * "The wood by the broad expanse of land" or "the broad wood" (Wallenberg). * "The wooded hill where boards or planks are made or obtained" (Cambridge Dictionary of English Place-Names).

More for "bredhurst"

SynonymsSentencesPronunciationTranslate

Next best steps

Find stronger synonymsSee usage examplesCheck pronunciationBrowse writing guides

Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.